Until the end of the days of sail this shanty remained a favourite song for
sheeting home the foresail and for other jobs calling for a few good pulls.
The pull came on the word “haul” at the end of each verse.

Ewan MacColl recorded the song a second time in 1957 for his and
A.L. Lloyd's album
Blow Boys Blow,
with the same verses but different accompaniment.
A.L. Lloyd commented in the sleeve notes:

It has often been said that
Haul on the Bowline
dates at least from the time of Henry VIII. There is no direct evidence to
back up the statement. Yet the shanty may be older than most, for it is a
very long time since the bowline was an important rope that required much
hauling on. Many a sailor, when he had time to draw breath and think it over,
has wondered why this insignificant bowline should be made so much of in this
short-drag shanty, which remained a favourite until the last days of sail.

Until the end of the days of sail this shanty remained a favourite song for
sheeting home the foresail and for other jobs calling for a few good pulls.
The pull came on the word “haul” at the end of each verse.

Haul on the Bowline was used as a hauling shanty long after the
bowline has ceased to be an important rope aboard ship. Peter learned this one
from the unlikeliest-sounding source: Dave van Ronk, an American blues singer
and guitarist.

Bernard Wrigley sang Haul Away the Bowline
on his 1971 Topic album
The Phenomenal B. Wrigley.
A.L. Lloyd commented in the sleeve notes:

One of the commonest shanties in its day. It was a pretty long day, because
already by Henry VIII’s time the bowline was ceasing to be a rope of importance,
yet somehow the word stuck and the shanty was being raised right to the last
days of sail though by now the bowline was so dwindled that it needed no shanty.
Since it ceased to be sung at work and became a social chorus song,
like most other shanties, it has greatly picked up speed.